She said that if not given justice, she will "burn herself alive in front of Narendra Modi".

Dulu Mahto with Narendra Modi during the run up to 2014 Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: Twitter/@iamnarendranath)

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women’s wing leader reportedly poured kerosene on herself outside Katras police station in Dhanbad on November 22, Thursday. The woman, who was taken into custody the police, told reporters that BJP MLA from Baghmara, Dulu Mahto, and his aide were sexually harassing her.

A video of the woman talking to reporters has gone viral on social media.

#MeToo moment for Jharkhand BJP. Rather tragic. Party's women wing leader attempted self immolation. Made serious sexual harassment allegations on MLA Dullu Mahto, considered close to CM @dasraghubar But true to its character, entire state machinery is now all out to silence her pic.twitter.com/sO0oWtRx4F

Mahto has denied the allegation and has called it a political conspiracy, reported Dainik Bhaskar.

Reportedly, the woman, frustrated at being denied justice, had threatened to kill herself on November 16, after which the police had been looking for her. It is unsettling that instead of taking action on her complaints, the police had launched a manhunt against her.

While she has been taken into preventive custody at Katras police station, no case based on the woman’s charges has been registered against Mahto.

Mahto, who defected to BJP in 2014, is considered a powerful man in the coal-mafia dominated Dhanbad. Reportedly referred to as the ‘new mafia’ in the area, he has previously been accused of extortion. In April this year, his supporters, armed with guns and other weapons, allegedly created ruckus and beat up media persons during a coal auction in Baghmara, after which, section 144 had to be imposed in the area.